Caption:
Magic Lantern slide circa 1900. Victorian or Edwardian era. The origional monchrome ( black and white ) photograph hand coloured.The photograph is the work of G.W. Wilson photographer and slide manufacturer 1823-1893.George Washington Wilson (7 February 1823 - 9 March 1893) was a pioneering Scottish photographer. The French Riviera and Monte Carlo (lecture ) . SLide 34 French Warchip Bayard Villefranche. The French ironclad Bayard was an early stationary battleship of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. Bayard had a wooden hull and a full rigging, as well as a side armour and steam machinery.,